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USA: Paid leave
The latest Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey reveals that one third of companies offer paid maternity leave and 17% paid paternity leave … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Iceland: Gender pay gap and median income
The gender private sector pay gap last year was 18 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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South Korea: Minimum wage
Next year the country’s minimum wage is set to increase by 16 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Germany: Comparative pay data
From January 1st 2018 any employee working for a company with 200+ employees will have the right to request comparative pay data … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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India: IMF lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.7%
The IMF has reduced the 2017/18 growth forecast from 7 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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Turkey: Supreme Court rules on monitoring of employee WhatsApp conversations
The Supreme Court has reversed the decision of a lower court by declaring that an employee was wrongly dismissed because their employer had gained access to the nature of WhatsApp conversations complaining about the company … Please login to view …
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USA: Tax reform package
A radical tax reform package has been revealed by the Republican administration that would reduce personal tax brackets from seven to four (12%, 25%, 35% and 39 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Guyana: CV falsification
An investigation by the Guyana Guardian newspaper has found that the incidence of CV falsification has grown significantly in the last 4 years … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: ‘Ban the box’ may hurt applicants with criminal histories
A recent study in Massachusetts by the Pew Charitable Trust has found that the number of people with criminal records to obtain employment actually suffered when “ban the box” legislation was introduced … Please login to view this content or …
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Singapore: Company director first to face caning for illegal importation of labour
The first person to be found guilty under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act has been sentenced to 45 months in prison, a fine of $75,000 (US$55,000) and ten lashes of the cane … Please login to view this content …
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Irish Republic: Unions at Aer Lingus accept Labour Court recommendation
Craft, cabin crew and middle management employees working for the airline Aer Lingus have accepted a deal recommended by the Labour Court … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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China/UK: Research and innovation non-disclosure agreement
A China-UK research and innovation non-disclosure agreement (NDA) has been mutually drawn up by officials in each government … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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United Kingdom: Living wage
The Living Wage Foundation has announced that the voluntary national minimum rate for those aged 25+ has been increased by 30p to £8 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining now …
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USA: Call song to reHQize
A radical tax reform package has been revealed by the Republican administration that would reduce personal tax brackets from seven to four (12%, 25%, 35% and 39 … Please login to view this content or become a member by joining …
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Netherlands: Referendum on new surveillance law
The Dutch electoral council has received 384,000 citizen signatures in support of a referendum about the country’s new surveillance law adopted by Parliament, but not yet brought into force … Please login to view this content or become a member …
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